Elysia dropped the bombshell with casual indifference, while Dorian's eyes widened in sheer horror, his lungs burning with rage.
"You're going to use my money to buy a house for Lucian?!" he roared, unable to control his volume.
"Elysia, are you out of your mind? Do you really want to be with him? Let me make this clear: absolutely not! We are not divorced yet. You are still my wife!"
"Your wife, my husband—who cares? What's the point of screaming about it?" Elysia snapped back, thoroughly irritated.
"Stop dragging this out and sign the divorce papers. If you don't, I'm taking this to court, and the resulting scandal is going to humiliate both our families."
"Don't think I'm bluffing, Dorian. I follow through."
Done dealing with him, she shoved past his frozen frame in annoyance, pulling Amara inside and slamming the door.
Meanwhile, over the past two days, Liliana Porter had suffered a complete psychological breakdown. Ever since she saw Finnian's Twitter post, she had been spiraling into sheer lunacy.
The elegant, poised persona she normally maintained had shattered. She had trashed everything in her hospital room that wasn't bolted down, dialing Finnian's number obsessively, begging him to come see her.
Her mother, Jenny Porter, was too terrified to speak, cowering in the corner. Every time Liliana smashed something, Jenny scrambled to clean up the debris.
The last time Liliana had destroyed the living room, Finnian had shown up right after. Seeing the Porter family home in ruins had clearly disgusted him.
Having learned her lesson, Jenny proactively swept up the shattered mess to hide the evidence.
However, Liliana was still completely unhinged, beyond anyone's control.


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